[Item 1: Pearl Oyster Mother]
[Item Description: A legendary Pearl Oyster Mother, half a meter in diameter, capable of nurturing 100 pearls simultaneously. Most importantly, small pearl oysters in the sea are spontaneously drawn to the Pearl Oyster Mother, ensuring a continuous influx of small pearl oysters as long as one is possessed. Scientists know very little about this special Pearl Oyster Mother, speculating it might be a mutation that has formed an ant queen-like state.]
[Quantity: 1]
[Item 1 Estimated Price: 1.02 million yuan]
Jiang Ye did not click to sell.
Instead, he manipulated the crane from the screen, pulling the fishing net that had already been pushed into the cargo hold back towards the deck.
Impatiently, he rushed out of the captain's cabin and onto the deck.
The fish in the net were not yet dead, struggling desperately. The wet surface of the net was constantly wriggling.
Disregarding the fishy smell emanating from the net, Jiang Ye climbed onto it and untied the opening.
With a splash!
Countless silvery small fish poured out, covering the entire deck. For a moment, the ship was filled with the slapping sound of small fish tails thrashing.
Jiang Ye was almost buried alive by the surging fish; the small fish flowing from the net reached his thighs.
Ignoring the mess, he reached his arms in and frantically dug through the net.
Large piles of fish were pulled out and leaped onto the deck.
Finally, at the bottom of the net, Jiang Ye's hand touched a hard, large object.
His eyes lit up. Bracing himself, he combined his waist and legs and exerted a sudden force, pulling the hard object from the bottom of the net out of the fish pile.
A super-sized giant clam!
It was as large as a car tire, entirely crimson, its shell greasy, with even what looked like blood vessel patterns visible. A sniff revealed a peculiar odor.
The entire clam weighed at least fifty pounds, truly monstrous.
This was the Pearl Oyster Mother worth over a million yuan!
Jiang Ye quickly grabbed the Pearl Oyster Mother and ran to the bathroom.
He placed the Pearl Oyster Mother in the bathtub.
The bathtub was too small; it couldn't be fully submerged, getting stuck in the middle.
He turned and rushed out of the bathroom, quickly put on his diving suit, and jumped into the sea with a pot.
He filled the pot with seawater, immediately boarded the ship, ran to the bathroom, and poured the seawater onto the Pearl Oyster Mother.
The Pearl Oyster Mother opened slightly, seemingly taking a sip of water, then quickly closed.
Jiang Ye ran back and forth several times, pouring water pot after pot, until the entire bathtub was filled with seawater. The giant Pearl Oyster Mother was completely submerged.
He wanted to keep the Pearl Oyster Mother alive.
This thing was essentially a pearl magnet, capable of continuously attracting small pearl oysters. Selling it directly would be a waste; he had to utilize it.
The prerequisite was to save it first.
Initially, the Pearl Oyster Mother was deprived of oxygen, keeping its shell tightly shut and occasionally spitting out white foam, looking as if it might die at any moment.
After the entire bathtub was filled with seawater, the Pearl Oyster Mother gradually stopped spitting foam.
Jiang Ye was very nervous, standing by and observing, hoping it would recover.
Finally, the Pearl Oyster Mother began to open and close its shell at intervals of three seconds, rhythmically expelling a string of bubbles.
Jiang Ye didn't understand this species, but after observing it for ten minutes in the same state, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should have survived.
When the Pearl Oyster Mother opened its shell, one could see its white flesh and the pearls embedded within.
There were pearls of various colors – white, pink, yellow, black, all shimmering, dozens of them, large and small pearls resting in the shell, quite beautiful.
Jiang Ye went onto the deck and spent half an hour collecting all the scattered dead fish into the cargo hold for sale.
Then, he detached the fishing net from the crane.
He went to the bathroom, picked up the Pearl Oyster Mother, and placed it inside the fishing net.
He tied the opening tightly to prevent the Pearl Oyster Mother from escaping.
Carrying the fishing net, he went onto the deck and slowly lowered it.
Soon, the Pearl Oyster Mother at the bottom of the fishing net was placed on the seabed. Jiang Ye tied the other end of the net to the bow of the ship.
He stood on the deck and waited patiently for half an hour.
When the time was right, he changed into his diving suit and went into the sea!
He went directly to the seabed to check the situation.
The giant red Pearl Oyster Mother lay quietly in the fishing net, emitting bubbles.
And around the fishing net, a dozen small pearl oysters had already attached themselves!
In the distance, there were several palm-sized small pearl oysters, opening and closing, clumsily swimming towards this location.
It was like tadpoles searching for their mother.
Jiang Ye was overjoyed. The trading post did not deceive him; this large Pearl Oyster Mother could indeed attract pearl oysters from the sea!
He took out a sack from his pocket and unfolded it.
He directly grabbed the small pearl oysters and threw them into the sack.
After more than half an hour of catching underwater, he managed to catch 46 small pearl oysters, filling half the sack.
It seemed all the pearl oysters in the vicinity had arrived. Looking around, he couldn't see any other pearl oysters.
Jiang Ye got back on the ship, pulled up the fishing net, picked up the Pearl Oyster Mother, and placed it back in the bathtub in the bathroom to be kept.
Then, he took the small pearl oysters from the sack to the trading post for sale.
Account Balance: 2,407,000 yuan!
The morning's harvest was excellent, far exceeding Jiang Ye's expectations.
Driving the fishing boat back to the dock, Jiang Ye packed the Pearl Oyster Mother in the fishing net and sank it by the side of the ship, letting it quietly attract pearl oysters from the sea.
He disembarked and returned to the base vehicle.
He changed into his pajamas and made himself lunch.
Pumpkin and white rice porridge, dry-fried sardines, and diced watermelon and apple.
While eating, he opened the chat channel.
The channel was abuzz with discussions about the previous war warning.
Most people were terrified, while a small number of war enthusiasts were extremely excited.
The arms trade had become very active, with people buying and selling weapons everywhere.
But Jiang Ye looked closely and found only low-level weapons: knives, spears, clubs, pistols, shotguns, and not much ammunition.
Heavy weapons like assault rifles or six-barreled rapid-fire cannons were completely out of stock.
At this time, if he were to sell firearms, he could probably make a fortune in the arms trade.
But Jiang Ye was unwilling to sell guns; it was safer to keep the best weapons in his own hands.
Suddenly, a message caught his eye, drawing his attention.
Jiang Ye leaned forward, carefully reading the message.
Guan Wenwen: I declare that the Central Community is officially recruiting members globally! The Central Community's base camp is located at (0873, 0766). It already has six members, equipped with one toilet and 3 warehouses, with a plantation area of one thousand square meters. Food is abundant, medicine is abundant, and there are several long guns and short guns. If you are willing to join us, drive your base vehicle to the base camp to report! Community members will farm and hunt together, share resources, eat together, and help each other!
This user, Guan Wenwen, had posted this recruitment message six times.
A moment later, various reactions appeared.
Shi Zhen: Community members eat together? Can we sleep together, beautiful?
Hudd Blace: Oh! So close to me! I'm joining you, heading there now!
Sawyer Mona: Do you pay? I won't go if you don't pay.
Maki Dai: Heh, such an organization will collapse within two months, I'm putting it out there.
Jiang Ye watched silently, saying nothing.
He remembered the name Guan Wenwen and decided to keep an eye on her, to see how long this Central Community could last and whether it could develop.
After being on this planet for so long, the colony leaders were finally showing signs of gathering.